Parsley is effective against breast cancer
HEALTH BENEFITS, NUTRITION FACTS AND RESEARCH
Health benefits of parsley:
antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal
Parsley is a source of:
Vitamin C, Vitamin K, folate and iron
Cancer-fighting compounds of parsley:
Apigenin:
- stops the movement and invasion of cancer cells and helps to stop their division
- slows down the growth of breast cancer cells by leading to their cellular death
Carotenoids – beta-carotene:
- strong antioxidants
- shown to slow down genetic mutations, which lower the risk of some cancers
- reduce risk of breast cancer, particularly for more aggressive types
- slow down the growth of human breast cancer cells, stop their division and increase their cellular death
- especially beneficial for premenopausal women
Luteolin:
- increases the effectiveness of Paclitaxel (Taxol)
- helps to reduce the risk of breast cancer
- antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects
- slows down the growth of breast cancer cells and also slows down tumour survival and invasion
- complements Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and NSAID (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as Celecoxib anti-cancer therapies
- could reduce the risk of developing metastasis originating from triple-negative breast cancer
Myricetin:
- shows anti-breast cancer effects
- shown to slow down breast cancer metastasis and the growth of triple-negative breast cancer cells
- potential breast cancer drug
Quercetin (FLAVONOID):
- suppresses the growth of breast cancer stem cells, their self-renewal and invasiveness
- shown to cause cellular death of cancer cell lines
- increases breast cancer cells chemosensitivity to Doxorubicin
- potential cancer drug due to its ability to target and destroy breast cancer stem cells
- interferes with the growth of ER-positive and ER-negative breast cancer cells
NOTES:
Parsley seed oil should be avoided.
